Device for holding collars, neckties, &amp;c.



PATENTED 00T. 16, 1906.

E.G.BATEs. DEVICE PoR HOLDING COLLARS, NEGKTIES, sw.

APPLIGATIONFILBD JUNE 8, 1905.

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EDWARD. CURTIS BA'rEs, or GEAriD Ecrins NORTH DAKoTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct, 16` 190g.

110 dit where it Gerwen-t4 Be it known. that l, Beveel) @tiene BATES, a, citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Forks, in the county of Grand Forks and State of North Dakota, have invented a new and useful Device for'Holding `Collars, Neektee, tez ef which the following ite speefeeten The invention relates te e devee fer heldf ing tellers, neektee7 te The object 0f the present invention is to provide a'simple, inexpensive, and efficient Ievice designed particularly for use in a barber-shop for holdin t collars,neckties, dac.,

` and'adapted to be rea' ily applied to the arm ofa barbers chair, a shelf, or other convenient place, and capable of securely holding a collar, necktie, or other small article without soiling or Inussing the saine. l

A further obj eet of the invention iS te previde a device of this. ehareeter adn ted te be readily Operated fer enabling e. teilen 'neeke tieI &c., to be laced on it and capable when released by the o erator of automatically clamping the artices held by it.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arran ement of parts hereinafter fully described, il ustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed .out the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a device constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to the arm of a barbers chair. Fig. 2'is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail vertical .sectional view taken at right angles-to Fig. 2

and showing the means for retaining the inner tube or sleeve Within the outer tube or casing. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the combined sup ortin and clamping plate and the inner tu e or s eeve. 5 is a detail perspective view of the outer tube or casing.

Like numerals ef referente designate terresponding parts in all the iigures of the draw,- llgsl designates an outer tube or casing .constructed of suitable metal and providedat the top with an attachrnent-flange 2, which may be of segmental or any other shape and which is perforated for the reception of screws or other suitable fastening devices for `securing it to the arm 3 of a barbers chair or to a shelf or other suitable support. The outer tube or casing, which is closed at the bottom, houses a coiled spring 4 and it forms a uide ter en inner tube er Sleeve 5., Whieh is eeeed at the to e and. which, is engaged by the upper en of the coiled spring for holding a combined clampin and 'supporting plate? eeenet the lever .eee et the erin '3 end fer causin the said plate to clamp and securely hold t e collar, necktie, or other article placed on the plate, The plate 7, which is orizontal and preferablyrectangular, is con,- nected with the upper end ofthe inner tube by a narrow 'neck or connecting portion 8,

and the adjacent 'side ofthe outer tube or casing is lpovided with a vertical slot 9, through w 'ich the neck passes and in which the neck slides when the plate is raised or lowered. The plate is provided at its outer ed e with an upwardly-extending flange or wal 10 for preventing the collaror necktie from slipping off its outer end, and the flange or wall is arranged to fit against the outer edge of the arm' 'when the plate is in engagement with the lower face of the arm as clearly illustrated in Fi 2 of the drawings.

lhe device is provide with a grip or handle 1l, havin a shank 12 extending downward from te lower face of the plate 7, near the inner end thereof, and preferably enlarged at the to i and secured to the upper end of the yinner s eeve or tube. The grlp or handle is adapted to 'be readily engage by the thumb for moving' the plete deWnWerd to permit the collar and necktie to be laced on the same, and as soon as the grip or andle is released the plate will be automatically moved upward by the coiled spring, and the collar and necktie or other article will be clamped between the plate and the lower face of the arm 3, whereby such article will be securely held and positively prevented from accidentally falling from the device. The device may be applied to either of the arms of a barbers chair or at any other suitable place in a barber-shop, and it may also be employed in other places vfor kindred pur ,oses

Villien the device vis 'not applied to a chair or other support, the inner tube or sleeve is retained within the outer tube or casing by IOO means of a screw 1 3, piercing the outer tube or casing near the upper end thereof and en-` gegng Suitable .SereW-threeds thereof and extending into the same. The inner projecting end of the screw is arranged to engage the inner tube or sleeve, which is providedl IIO at the top with a recess 14, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The recess 14 extends downwardly from the upper end of the inner tube or sleeve, so that the screwl will not interfere with the vertical movement of the same.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A device for holding collars, neckties, &c., comprising a guide provided with means for securing it to the lower face of the arm of a chair, shelf, &c., a support slidable on the guide and arranged to receive a collar, lnecktie, &c., and means for yieldably holding the support against the lower face of the said arm or shelf to clamp the articles carried by the support.

2. A device for holding collars, neclties, &c., comprising a combined supporting and clamping plate arranged in a horizontal position to form a support for a collar, necktie, cc., and means for yieldably holding the plate against the lower face of the arm of a chair, shelf, &c., to clamp the articles supported by the plate, the latter being movable from the lower face of such arm or shelf to release the said articles.

3. A device for holding collars, neckties, &c., comprising a vertical guide provided at its top with means for securing it to the lower face of the arm of a chair, shelf, &e., a plate slidable on the guide to and from the said lower face and arranged horizontally to form a support for a collar, necktie, &c., and means for yieldably holding the plate against said arm or shelf for clamping the articles supported by the said plate.

4. A device for holding collars, neckties, &c., comprising a vertical guide provided with means for securing it to the lower face of the arm of a chair, shelf, &c., a plate slidable on the guide to carry it to and from such arm or shelf and arranged horizontally to form a support for a collar, necktie, &c., said plate being also provided at its front with a vertical flange or wall arranged to fit against the edge of the arm or shelf, and means for yieldably holding the plate against said arm or shelf for clamping the collar or necktie.

5. A device for holding collars, neckties, &c., comprising a vertical guide provided at the'to with means for securing it to the lower ace of the arm of a chair, shelf, &c., a plate provided at the back with means slidable in the guide for moving the plate vertically toward and from the arm or shelf, said plate being arranged horizontally to form a support for a collar, necktie, &c., and a spring housed within the guide and engaging the said means for yieldably holding the plate against the arm or shelf to clamp the articles supported by the plate.

cles supported by it, and a handle located beneath the plate and connected with the same for moving the said plate downwardly to release the articles.

7. Av device for holding collars, neclties, &c., comprising a vertical guide provided with means for securing it to the lower face of the arm of a chair, shelf, &c., a plate slidably connected with the guide and arranged horizontally to form a support for a collar, necktie, &c., means for yieldably holding the plate against such arm or shelf to clamp the articles supported by the said plate, and a handle located beneath the plate for moving the same downwardly.

8. A device for holding collars, neclrtie's, &c., comprising a vertical tubular guide having a longitudinal slot at the front and provided at the top with means for securing it to the lower face of the arm of a chair, shelf, &c., an inner tube slidable in the guide, a plate arranged horizontally to form a support for a collar, necktie, &c., and provided with means extending through the slot of the guide for connecting the said plate with the inner tube, a coiled spring housed within the guide and extending into the inner tube and engaging the same for yieldably holding the plate against the arm or shelf to clamp the articles supported by the said plate, and a handle located beneath the plate and connected with the same.

9. A device for holding collars, neckties, &c., comprising a vertical tubular guide having a slot at the front and provided at the top with means for securing it to the lower face of the arm of a chair, shelf, &c., an inner tube slidable in the guide, a horizontal plate` having means located at its rear edge and operating in the slot for connecting it with the inner tube, a spring housed within the slot and engaging the inner tube for yieldably holding the plate against the said arm or shelf, said plate being also provided at its front with a vertical wall or flange, and a handle having means operating in the slot for connecting it with the plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD CURTIS BATES.

Witnesses:

JOHN ZERFAss, Jr., H. K. Gnr's'r. 

